Thomas corscaden



. (No Model.)

' T.O0RS OADEN.

SHELF BRACKET,

No. 557,492. Patented Mar. 31, 1896.

AN DREW EGRAHAM: PHOTO-UTHOYWASHINGTOVN. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS CORSCADEN, OF BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE STANLEY IVORKS, OF SAME PLACE.

SHELF-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 557,492, dated March 31, 1896.

Application filed May 15, 1893. Serial No. 174,247. (No model.).

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS OoRscADEN, of New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Shelf-Brackets, (Case 13;) and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-

Figure 1,aview in side elevation of a bracket constructed in accordance with my inven- I 5 tion; Fig. 2, a view thereof in front elevation; Fig. 3, a view of the bracket in vertical section on the line 0c 00 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a similar view on the line 3 y of the same figme.

My invention relates to an improved wrought-metal shelf-bracket, the object being to produce asimple, strong, and effective article presenting a novel and attractive appearance and adapted to be produced at a low cost, as scrap metal maybe utilized in its manufacture.

\Vith these ends in view my invention consists in a wrought-metal shelf-bracket having certain details of construction, as will-be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

As shownin the drawings, the fiat wroughtmetal body portion A of the bracket has two straight edges a and a located at a right an- 3 5 gle to each other. As herein shown, also, the said body portion has a concaved outer edge a and a central triangular opening a If desired, however, the body portion may be cut away on the broken lines a a in which 0 case it would have the form of a simple triangle. To the edges a and a of the said body portion I apply small sheet-metal clips, which may be constructed and applied in different ways, and which are by preference centrally 5 bowed. Thus the centrally-bowed clips 13 B,

located at the angle of the body portion, are

respectively applied to the edges a and 0/ thereof through the opening a before mentioned, while the centrally-bowed clips B B, applied to the ends of the said edges, are passed through suitable elongated slots 1) 1),

formed therein and parallel therewith and adapted in length to confine the clips against lateral movement, or movement along the edges of the body portion of the bracket. These clips, however constructed or applied, are centrally bowed, whereby they are adapted to embrace the body portion where applied thereto and have corresponding perforated ends, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, to receive rivets or screws, by means of which each end is rigidly secured in place. They may serve for the attachment of the bracket to the Wall and for the attachment of the shelf to it, taking the place, in that case, of wall and shelf plates. hen thus used, they coact with the body portion A to form a complete bracket of extremely simple but still effective construction. It is apparent that these clips maybe produced at a very low cost by being blanked out of scrap metal.

It is apparent that the different parts mentioned may be varied considerably in appearance by varying their outlines. Obviously, also, variations from the constructions shown and described may be made. Thus, if preferred, I may employ in some brackets c011- structed in accordance with my invention clips constructed and applied like the clips B exclusively, or, on the other hand, I might exclusively employ clips constructed and applied like the clips 13. I would therefore have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction set forth, but hold myself at liberty to make such departures therefrom as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

I am awarethat a hook-like clip having one short end and one long end constructed with an outwardly-turned perforated finger applied to the edge of a sink and hooked around the edge of a bracket is old, and I do not therefore broadly claim a clip applied to a bracket. I am also aware that centrallybowed clips having corresponding ends are, broadly speaking, old.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wrought-metal, shelf-bracket, the combination with a'fiat sheet-metal bodyportion having two straight edges located at a right angle to each other, and one or more openings; and one or more centrally-bowed wrought-metal clips passed through the said opening or openings in a plane rectangular to a plane of the said body portion, embracing a portion of the same, and having each of their ends adapted to receive fastening devices, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wrought-metal, shelf-bracket, the combination with a flat sheet-metal body portion having two straight edges located at a right angle to each other, and constructed With a narrow slot parallel with one of the said edges; of a centrally-bowed, wrought-metal clip passed through the said slot which it sub- TIIOS. CORSCADEN.

\Vitnesses Gno. D. SEYMOUR, FRED C. EARLE. 

